SB21,3604 14Section 3604. 229.70 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1359,1615 229.70 (1) (am) "Minority business" has the meaning given in s. 16.287 203.07
16(1) (e).
SB21,3605 17Section 3605. 229.70 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1359,1918 229.70 (1) (b) "Minority group member" has the meaning given in s. 16.287
19203.07 (1) (f).
SB21,3606 20Section 3606. 229.8273 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1359,2221 229.8273 (1) (am) "Disabled veteran-owned business" means a business
22certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 203.03 (3).
SB21,3607 23Section 3607. 229.8273 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1359,2524 229.8273 (1) (b) "Minority business" has the meaning given in s. 16.287 203.07
25(1) (e).
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1Section 3608. 229.8273 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1360,32 229.8273 (1) (c) "Minority group member" has the meaning given in s. 16.287
3203.07 (1) (f).
SB21,3609 4Section 3609. 229.842 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1360,115 229.842 (2) (b) Three persons appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be
6selected from a list of 3 to 5 names that is submitted by the Board of Regents of the
7University of Wisconsin System Authority. Of the remaining 2 appointees under this
8paragraph, at least one of the appointees shall have a demonstrated interest in
9cultural arts activities and one of the appointees may be an elective state official. A
10person appointed under this paragraph may take his or her seat immediately upon
11appointment and qualification.
SB21,3610 12Section 3610. 229.845 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1360,1413 229.845 (1) (ag) "Disabled veteran-owned business" means a business certified
14by the department of administration under s. 16.283 203.03 (3).
SB21,3611 15Section 3611. 229.845 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1360,1716 229.845 (1) (am) "Minority business" has the meaning given in s. 16.287 203.07
17(1) (e).
SB21,3612 18Section 3612. Subchapter VI (title) of chapter 229 [precedes 229.857] of the
19statutes is created to read:
SB21,1360,2020 chapter 229
SB21,1360,2121 subchapter VI
SB21,1360,2322 local Sports and
23 Entertainment districts
SB21,3613 24Section 3613. 229.857 of the statutes is created to read:
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1229.857 Legislative declaration. (1) The legislature determines that the
2provision of assistance by state agencies to a district under this subchapter and any
3appropriation of funds to a district under this subchapter serve a statewide public
4purpose by assisting the development of sports and entertainment facilities in the
5state for providing recreation, by encouraging economic development and tourism,
6by reducing unemployment, and by bringing needed capital into the state for the
7benefit and welfare of people throughout the state.
SB21,1361,12 8(2) The legislature determines that a district serves a public purpose in
9political subdivisions in which it is located by providing recreation, by encouraging
10economic development and tourism, by reducing unemployment, and by bringing
11needed capital into the district's jurisdiction for the benefit of people in the district's
12jurisdiction.
SB21,3614 13Section 3614. 229.858 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,1361,14 14229.858 Definitions. In this subchapter:
SB21,1361,17 15(1) "Basketball arena" means an arena that is an arena that is principally used
16as the home arena of a professional basketball team, described in s. 229.860, at the
17time that a district is created.
SB21,1361,18 18(2) "District" means a special purpose district created under this subchapter.
SB21,1361,19 19(3) "District board" means the governing board of a district.
SB21,1361,20 20(4) "Local unit" means a county or city that is described in s. 229.860.
SB21,1362,2 21(5) "Sports and entertainment facilities" means property, tangible or
22intangible, owned in whole or in substantial part, operated, or leased by a district
23that is principally used for professional basketball, including spectator seating,
24practice facilities, parking lots and structures, garages, restaurants, concession
25facilities, entertainment facilities, facilities for the display or sale of memorabilia,

1transportation facilities, and other functionally related or auxiliary facilities or
2structures.
SB21,3615 3Section 3615. 229.859 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,1362,9 4229.859 Creation and organization. (1) There is created, for each
5jurisdiction under s. 229.860, a special purpose district that is a local governmental
6unit, that is a body corporate and politic, that is separate and distinct from, and
7independent of, the state, and separate and distinct from, and independent of, the
8local units within its jurisdiction, that has the powers under s. 229.861 and the name
9of which includes "Sports and Entertainment District".
SB21,1362,15 10(2) (a) A district is governed by its district board. Subject to pars. (g) and (h),
11the district board shall consist of 9 members appointed by the governor. A person
12appointed under this paragraph may take his or her seat immediately upon
13appointment and qualification, subject to confirmation or rejection by the senate.
14Persons appointed and confirmed under this paragraph shall serve staggered 7-year
15terms. The governor shall designate one member as chairperson of the district board.
SB21,1362,1816 (b) Members of the district board shall be Wisconsin residents and shall have
17executive and managerial experience. No member may hold elective public office or
18be a candidate for elective public office.
SB21,1362,2119 (c) A member of the district board who is appointed by the governor shall hold
20his or her position on the board until the member's successor is appointed by the
21governor and confirmed by the senate.
SB21,1362,2522 (d) A majority of the current membership of the district board constitutes a
23quorum to do business. The district may take action based on the affirmative vote
24of a majority of those members of the district board who are present at a meeting of
25the district board.
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1(e) No member of the district board may receive compensation for performing
2his or her duties. A member of the district board shall be reimbursed for his or her
3actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties.
SB21,1363,64 (f) Upon the appointment and qualification of a majority of the members of a
5district board, the district board may exercise the powers and duties of a district
6board under this subchapter.
SB21,1363,127 (g) The county executive of a county described in s. 229.860 which provides
8funding to construct, equip, or improve sports and entertainment facilities under s.
9229.863 shall appoint a member to the district board, subject to confirmation or
10rejection by a majority of the members-elect of the county board. A person appointed
11and confirmed under this paragraph shall serve a 7-year term, except that the initial
12term of the first member appointed under this paragraph shall be 5 years.
SB21,1363,1813 (h) The mayor of a city described in s. 229.860 which provides funding to
14construct, equip, or improve sports and entertainment facilities under s. 229.863
15shall appoint a member to the district board, subject to confirmation or rejection by
16a majority of the members-elect of the common council. A person appointed and
17confirmed under this paragraph shall serve a 7-year term, except that the initial
18term of the first member appointed under this paragraph shall be 6 years.
SB21,1363,2119 (i) A member appointed under par. (g) or (h) is subject to the requirements
20under par. (b). Upon appointment and confirmation of such a member, the
21appointing authority shall certify the member to the secretary of administration.
SB21,1363,23 22(3) The district board shall name the district, and the name shall include
23"Sports and Entertainment District".
SB21,3616 24Section 3616. 229.860 of the statutes is created to read:
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1229.860 Jurisdiction. A district's jurisdiction is any county with a population
2of more than 500,000 and a 1st class city that is located wholly or predominantly in
3that county, provided that the city includes the principal site of a basketball arena
4that is home to a professional basketball team, that is a member of a league of
5professional basketball teams that have home arenas in at least 10 states, and that
6is approved by that league for use as a home arena for that basketball team. Once
7created, the district's jurisdiction remains fixed even if population figures for the
8county decline below the minimum described in this section.
SB21,3617 9Section 3617. 229.861 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,1364,13 10229.861 Powers of a district. A district has all of the powers necessary or
11convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter, except that
12it may not issue bonds or levy or impose a tax. In addition to all other powers granted
13by this subchapter, a district may do all of the following:
SB21,1364,14 14(1) Adopt bylaws to govern the district's activities, subject to this subchapter.
SB21,1364,15 15(2) Sue and be sued in its own name, plead, and be impleaded.
SB21,1364,16 16(3) Maintain an office.
SB21,1364,17 17(4) In connection with sports and entertainment facilities:
SB21,1364,2018 (a) Acquire, construct, equip, maintain, improve, operate, and manage the
19sports and entertainment facilities as a revenue-generating enterprise, or engage
20other persons to do these things.
SB21,1364,2321 (b) Acquire; lease, as lessor or lessee; use; transfer; or accept transfers of
22property, and assume debt payments and outstanding obligations for the property
23acquired or accepted.
SB21,1364,2424 (c) Improve, maintain, and repair property.
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1(d) Enter into contracts, subject to such standards as may be established by the
2district board. The district board may award any such contract for any combination
3or division of work it designates and may consider any factors in awarding a contract,
4including price, time for completion of work, and qualifications and past performance
5of a contractor.
SB21,1365,66 (e) Sell or otherwise dispose of unneeded or unwanted property.
SB21,1365,10 7(5) Employ personnel, and fix and regulate their compensation; and provide,
8either directly or subject to an agreement under s. 66.0301 as a participant in a
9benefit plan of another governmental entity, any employee benefits, including an
10employee pension plan.
SB21,1365,13 11(6) Purchase insurance, establish and administer a plan of self-insurance or,
12subject to an agreement with another governmental entity under s. 66.0301,
13participate in a governmental plan of insurance or self-insurance.
SB21,1365,14 14(7) Mortgage, pledge, or otherwise encumber the district's property or funds.
SB21,1365,16 15(8) Maintain funds and invest the funds in any investment that the district
16board considers appropriate.
SB21,1365,18 17(9) Promote, advertise, and publicize its sports and entertainment facilities
18and related activities.
SB21,1365,21 19(10) Set standards governing the use of, and the conduct within, its sports and
20entertainment facilities in order to promote public safety and convenience and to
21maintain order.
SB21,1365,22 22(11) Accept gifts, loans, and other aid.
SB21,1365,23 23(12) Adopt and alter an official seal.
SB21,3618 24Section 3618. 229.862 of the statutes is created to read:
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1229.862 Special fund revenues. (1) The district board shall maintain a
2special fund into which it deposits all funds received under s. 16.527 (3) (d). Moneys
3in the special fund may be expended only for the construction of sports and
4entertainment facilities, including the acquisition or lease of property.
SB21,1366,7 5(2) The district may not deposit any other moneys into the special fund, except
6that the district shall credit all earnings on the revenues in the special fund to the
7special fund.
SB21,1366,9 8(3) No money in the special fund may be expended for the purpose of operating
9or maintaining sports and entertainment facilities or a basketball arena.
SB21,3619 10Section 3619. 229.863 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,1366,12 11229.863 Powers granted to local units. (1) In addition to any powers that
12it may otherwise have, a local unit may do any of the following:
SB21,1366,14 13(1) Make grants or loans to a district upon terms that the local unit considers
14appropriate.
SB21,1366,15 15(2) Expend public funds to subsidize a district.
SB21,1366,17 16(3) Borrow money under ch. 24 and ss. 66.0621, 67.04, and 67.12 (12) for sports
17and entertainment facilities or to fund grants, loans, or subsidies to a district.
SB21,1366,19 18(4) Lease or transfer property to a district upon terms that the local unit
19considers appropriate.
SB21,3620 20Section 3620. 229.864 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,1366,23 21229.864 Dissolution of a district, lease obligations. (1) A district may not
22dissolve and wind up its affairs unless obligations issued under s. 16.527 (3) (d) have
23been retired.
SB21,1367,3 24(2) If the district board enters into a lease with a professional basketball team
25described in s. 229.860 for the use of sports and entertainment facilities, the lease

1shall include a provision that states that if the team breaks or otherwise fails to fulfill
2its obligations under the lease, the professional basketball team shall pay the state
3an amount sufficient to retire the obligations issued under s. 16.527 (3) (d).
SB21,3621 4Section 3621. 229.865 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,1367,10 5229.865 Trust funds. All moneys received under this subchapter, whether
6from the state, from a local unit, or from any other source, are trust funds to be held
7and applied solely as provided in this subchapter. Any officer with whom, or any
8bank or trust company with which, those moneys are deposited shall act as trustee
9of those moneys and shall hold and apply the moneys for the purposes of this
10subchapter.
SB21,3622 11Section 3622. 229.866 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,1367,18 12229.866 Budgets; rates and charges; audit. A district shall adopt a
13calendar year as its fiscal year for accounting purposes. The district board shall
14annually prepare a budget for the district. Rates and other charges received by the
15district shall be used for the general expenses and capital expenditures of the
16district. A district shall maintain an accounting system in accordance with generally
17accepted accounting principles and shall have its financial statements audited
18annually by an independent certified public accountant.
SB21,3623 19Section 3623. 230.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1367,22 20230.02 Liberal construction of statutes. Statutes applicable to the office
21division and bureau shall be construed liberally in aid of the purposes declared in s.
22230.01.
SB21,3624 23Section 3624. 230.03 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
24is amended to read:
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1230.03 (3) "Agency" means any board, commission, committee, council, or
2department in state government or a unit thereof created by the constitution or
3statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit, or the
4head thereof, is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the constitution or
5statute, except the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, a
6legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department, or unit
7thereof or an authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or under ch. 231, 232, 233,
8234 235, 237, 238, or 279. "Agency" does not mean any local unit of government or
9body within one or more local units of government that is created by law or by action
10of one or more local units of government.
SB21,3625 11Section 3625 . 230.03 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
12(this act), is amended to read:
SB21,1368,2213 230.03 (3) "Agency" means any board, commission, committee, council, or
14department in state government or a unit thereof created by the constitution or
15statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit, or the
16head thereof, is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the constitution or
17statute, except the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, a
18legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department, or unit
19thereof or an authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or under ch. 36, 231, 232,
20233, 235, 237, or 279. "Agency" does not mean any local unit of government or body
21within one or more local units of government that is created by law or by action of
22one or more local units of government.
SB21,3626 23Section 3626. 230.03 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,1368,2524 230.03 (5) "Bureau" means the bureau of merit recruitment and selection in
25the division.
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